Hybrid package, glass ceramic substrate for the hybrid package, and composition for the glass ceramic substrate

ABSTRACT

A hybrid package comprising a glass ceramic substrate and an aluminum nitride substrate bonded thereto, said glass ceramics substrate has a thermal expansion coefficient substantially the same as that of the aluminum nitride substrate.

This is a division, of application Ser. No. 07/436,738, filed on Nov. 15, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,057,376.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hybrid package, a glass ceramic substrate for the hybrid package and a composition for the glass ceramic substrate. More particularly, it relates to a highly reliable hybrid package wherein a glass ceramic substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient substantially the same as an aluminum nitride substrate is bonded to an aluminum nitride substrate, whereby formation of cracks is minimized, such a glass ceramic substrate and a composition for such a glass ceramic substrate.

2. Discussion of Background

Heretofore, it has been common to prepare a semiconductor circuit board of ceramics by forming a circuit on an inexpensive alumina (Al₂ O₃) substrate and mounting various elements such as semiconductor elements thereon. However, in recent years, reflecting the trend for high power of semiconductor elements, the quantity of heat generation of the elements tend to increase, whereby the above-mentioned Al₂ O₃ substrate is not necessarily satisfactory with respect to the heat dissipation property. To solve such a problem, it is conceivable to prepare a circuit board from aluminum nitride (AlN) having an excellent heat dissipation property instead of Al₂ O₃. However, AlN is far more expensive than Al₂ O₃, and the peripheral techniques such as metalizing are far behind. Therefore, it is not practical to employ AlN.

Under the circumstances, it has recently been proposed to improve the heat dissipation property and to reduce the cost by preparing a circuit board by a combination of an Al₂ O₃ plate and an AlN substrate and disposing the AlN substrate only below an element which produces a large amount of heat. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publications No. 290158/1987 and No. 291158/1987). However, there is a large difference in the thermal expansion coefficient between AlN and Al₂ O₃ (AlN has a thermal expansion coefficient of about 45×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹, and Al₂ O₃ has a thermal expansion coefficient of about 75×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹). Therefore, a stress is likely to be created during the use due to the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient, whereby cracks are likely to form at the bonding portion, and in an extreme case, the AlN substrate may fall off. Further, when such a circuit board is sealed to form a package, the hermeticity will be unreliable.

It has also been reported to form a special metal layer at the bonding portion between the AlN substrate and the Al₂ O₃ plate to reduce the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient and thereby to improve the reliability (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 18687/1988). However, such a proposal still has a drawback that since the AlN substrate and the Al₂ O₃ plate which essentially differ in the thermal expansion coefficient are bonded to one another, when the assembly is subjected to an accelerated reliability test, for example, 1000 cycles of a temperature change between +125° C. and -50° C., defects such as peeling or cracks, are likely to form, whereby the hermeticity will be unreliable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid package which is excellent in the heat dissipation of a semiconductor element and highly reliable without being susceptible to cracking, by bonding an alminum nitride substrate and a glass ceramic substrate having a heat expansion coefficient substantially the same as the alminum nitride substrate.

A further object of the present invention is to provide such a glass ceramic substrate excellent in the strength and electrical properties and to provide a composition for such a glass ceramics substrate.

The present inventors have found that formation of cracks can be reduced by bonding a glass ceramic substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient substantially the same as the thermal expansion coefficient of AlN to an AlN substrate. Further, they have found a composition for a glass ceramic substrate which has substantially the same thermal expansion coefficient and yet is excellent in the burneoutability. Thus, they have succeeded in the production of a hybrid package excellent in the strength and electrical properties.

The present invention provides a hybrid package comprising a glass ceramic substrate and an aluminum nitride substrate bonded thereto, said glass ceramics substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient substantially the same as that of the aluminum nitride substrate.

The present invention also provides a composition for glass ceramic substrate for a hybrid package, which comprises inorganic components consisting essentially of from 50 to 91% by weight of alumina, from 5 to 30% by weight of SiO₂, from 3 to 20% by weight of PbO, from 0 to 15% by weight of B₂ O₃, from 0.5 to 15% by weight of an alkaline earth metal oxide and from 0 to 6% by weight of oxides of Ti+Zr+Hf, and from 0.05 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of the inorganic components, of Cr₂ O₃ +V₂ O₅ +CeO₂ +CoO+SnO₂.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a cross sectional view of a typical embodiment of the hybrid package of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of various parts showing the process for preparing the hybrid package of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of another embodiment of the hybrid package of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing the thermal expansion coefficient-temperature characteristics of a glass ceramic substrate and an AlN substrate.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hybrid package having high reliability without being susceptible to cracking, by bonding to an AlN substrate a glass ceramic substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient substantially the same as the AlN substrate. Therefore, the glass ceramic substrate is a substrate made of glass and a ceramics filler. FIG. 1 shows a cross sectional view of a typical embodiment of the hybrid package of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates an AlN substrate, numerals 2 and 3 indicate glass ceramic substrates, numeral 4 indicates a gold (Au) layer, numeral 5 indicates a bonding portion between the AlN substrate 1 and the glass ceramic substrate 2, numeral 6 indicates an opening of the glass ceramic substrate 2, numeral 7 is the side surface of the glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3, numeral 8 is a lead frame, numeral 9 is a bonding portion between an upper cover and the glass ceramic substrate 3, numeral 10 is an opening of the glass ceramic substrate 3, numeral 11 is an IC bare chip, numeral 12 is a wire, and numeral 14 is the upper cover made of glass ceramics.

The AlN substrate 1 preferably has a heat conductivity of at least 100 w/mK for the heat dissipation of an IC bare chip 11 mounted on the AlN substrate 1. As such an AlN substrate 1, commercially available AGN-1 or AGN-2 (trade mark) manufactured by Asahi Glass Company Ltd., may, for example, be used.

The glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3 preferably have the following properties so that circuit patterns may satisfactory be formed:

Thermal expansion coefficient: 43-63×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹

Dielectric constant: Less than 9.0

Conductor used:

Au (gold), Ag (silver),

Ag-Pd (silver-palladium),

Cu (copper), Au-Pt (gold-platinum)

There is no particular restriction as to the material for the glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3, so long as they have substantially the same thermal expansion coefficient as the AlN substrate 1. For example, the above-mentioned AlN substrate i.e. AGN-1 or AGN-2 having a thermal expansion coefficient of about 45×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹, manufactured by Asahi Glass Company, is used, glass ceramics having the following composition may be used as glass ceramic substrates having substantially the same thermal expansion coefficient. In this specification, "%" means "% by weight" unless otherwise specifically indicated.

Namely, the composition for glass ceramic substrates may comprise from 30 to 70% of glass frit comprising:

    ______________________________________                                         SiO.sub.2         38-48%                                                       Al.sub.2 O.sub.3  1-8%                                                         MgO                0-10%                                                       BaO               18-28%                                                       CaO               1-8%                                                         SrO                0-15%                                                       B.sub.2 O.sub.3   0.5-15%                                                      PbO                0-20%                                                       ZnO               10-20%                                                       TiO.sub.2 + ZrO.sub.2                                                                            0-7%                                                         LiO.sub.2 + NaO.sub.2 + K.sub.2 O                                                                0-5%                                                         ______________________________________                                    

from 28 to 70% of a refractory filler, and an oxidizing agent such as CeO₂, wherein said refractory filler comprises:

    ______________________________________                                                Alumina       20-60%                                                           Zircon         0-40%                                                           Cordierite     0-30%                                                           Forsterite     0-30%.                                                   ______________________________________                                    

As another example, they may be produced from a composition for a glass ceramic substrate comprising from 25 to 65% of glass frit, from 0 to 60% of Al₂ O₃ powder and from 5 to 60% of 2MgO.SiO₂ powder, wherein the glass frit has a composition comprising:

    ______________________________________                                                 SiO.sub.2                                                                            40-70%                                                                   Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                      4-15%                                                                   B.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                      15-35%                                                                   BaO   0.5-15%.                                                         ______________________________________                                    

If necessary, an oxidizing agent such as CeO₂ may be added to the above composition to remove the organic binder.

The glass ceramic substrates as described above, have flexural strength of about 2000 kg/cm². As a further example of a glass ceramic substrate having higher flexural strength, the following may be mentioned:

    ______________________________________                                         Alumina (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3)                                                                      50-91%                                                        SiO.sub.2        5-30%                                                         PbO              3-20%                                                         B.sub.2 O.sub.3  0-15%                                                         ______________________________________                                    

Alkaline earth metal oxides

    ______________________________________                                         (MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO)                                                                             0.5-15%                                                   Oxides of Ti + Zr + Hf                                                                               0-6%                                                     ______________________________________                                    

The thermal expansion coefficient of this glass ceramic substrate is about from 42° to 63×10⁻⁷ (°C.⁻¹). This composition will be described in further detail.

This glass ceramic substrate contains alumina in the largest amount, and the content of alumina is related to the strength of this glass ceramic substrate and to the reactivity with conductors for e.g. wiring.

If alumina is less than 50%, the reactivity of this glass ceramic substrate with a surface conductor tends to be high, whereby solderability of the conductor will be impaired, such being undesirable. If it exceeds 91%, the dielectric constant tends to be high exceeding 9.0, such being undesirable. Further, the larger the alumina content, the higher the flexural strength of the glass ceramic substrate. From these points, alumina is required to be within a range of from 50 to 91%. The preferred range is from 55 to 80%, and the particularly preferred range is from 60 to 70%.

If SiO₂ is less than 5%, such a glass ceramic substrate tends to be hardly sintered. If it exceeds 30%, the flexural strength tends to decrease. Therefore, SiO₂ is required to be from 5 to 30%. The preferred range is from 10 to 20%, and the particularly preferred range is from 15 to 19%.

If PbO is less than 3%, such a glass ceramic substrate tends to be hardly sintered, such being undesirable. If it exceeds 20%, such a glass ceramic substrate tends to have a high dielectric constant, such being undesirable. Therefore, it is required to be within a range of from 3 to 20%. The preferred range is from 10 to 18%, and the particularly preferred range is from 14 to 17%.

B₂ O₃ is a flux component. If it exceeds 15%, the water resistance tends to deteriorate. It is therefore required to be within a range of 0 to 15%. The preferred range is from 0.5 to 5%, and the particularly preferred range is from 1 to 3%.

If the alkaline earth metal oxides are less than 0.5%, the sintering tends to be poor, such being undesirable. If they exceed 15%, such a glass ceramic substrate will have a large dielectric constant, such being undesirable. They are preferably from 1 to 5%, more preferably from 1.5 to 3%.

The oxides of Ti+Zr+Hf improve the thermal expansion coefficient when incorporated. However, if they exceed 6%, the dielectric constant tends to be poor, such being undesirable. The desired range is not higher than 3%. Particularly preferred is a range of not higher than 1%. Among these three oxides of Ti+Zr+Hf, only one may be used without containing other oxides.

From the foregoing, a preferred composition of this glass ceramic substrate is as follows:

    ______________________________________                                         Alumina (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3)                                                                         55-80%                                                     SiO.sub.2           10-20%                                                     PbO                 10-18%                                                     B.sub.2 O.sub.3     0.5-5%                                                     Alkaline earth metal oxides                                                                        1-5%                                                       Ti + Zr + Hf         0-3%.                                                     ______________________________________                                    

A particularly preferred range of the composition is:

    ______________________________________                                         Alumina (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3)                                                                         60-70%                                                     SiO.sub.2           15-19%                                                     PbO                 14-17%                                                     B.sub.2 O.sub.3     1-3%                                                       Alkaline earth metal oxides                                                                        1.5-3%                                                     Ti + Zr + Hf         0-1%.                                                     ______________________________________                                    

A part of this glass ceramic substrate composition may be one of crystalline, non-crystalline and vitreous phases, or may be a mixture of two or more of such phases, without affecting the effects of the present invention.

To such glass ceramic substrate composition as described above, from 0 to 5%, based on the total amount of the inorganic components, of a clarificator and a fusing accelerator such as a nitrate, arsenious acid, antimony oxide, a sulfate, a fluoride or a chloride, may be added at the time of melting glass. Further, from 0 to 5% of a coloring agent (such as a heat resisting inorganic pigment or a metal oxide) may be added.

When a metal oxidizable in air, such as Cu, W, Mo-Mn or Ni, is used as a conductive material, firing is required to be conducted in an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen or in a nitrogen-hydrogen atmosphere. In such a case, in order to accelerate the burning of binder from a glass ceramic substrate, Cr₂ O₃, V₂ O₅, CeO₂, CoO and SnO₂ may be added alone or in combination as a mixture, as an oxidizing agent, in an amount of from 0.05 to 10% relative to the total amount of the inorganic components in the glass ceramic composition.

However, if the amount of addition exceeds 1%, the insulation resistance of the glass ceramic substrate tends to be low, such being undesirable, and if the amount is less than 0.05%, it tends to be difficult to accelerate the burning of the binder.

In the present invention, the oxidizing agent is preferably added in an amount of from 0.5 to 5% by weight, more preferably within a range of from 1 to 3% by weight. Among the five oxidizing agents, Cr₂ O₃ and CoO are preferred, and Cr₂ O₃ is particularly preferred. A ceramic substrate having such an oxidizing agent incorporated and fired will have a composition comprising inorganic components consisting essentially of from 50 to 91% of alumina, from 5 to 30% of SiO₂, from 3 to 20% of PbO, from 0 to 15% of B₂ O₃, from 0.5 to 15% of alkaline earth metal oxides and from 0 to 6% of oxides of Ti+Zr+Hf, and from 0 to 10%, based on the total amount of the above inorganic components, of chromium oxide+vanadium oxide+cerium oxide+cobalt oxide+tin oxide where the chromium oxide is calculated as Cr₂ O₃ , the vanadium oxide is calculated as V₂ O₅, the cerium oxide is calculated as CeO₂, the cobalt oxide is calculated as CoO and the tin oxide is calculated as SnO₂.

These glass ceramic substrates can be prepared, for example, as follows.

To the above-mentioned glass ceramic substrate composition, an organic binder, a plasticizer and a solvent are added and kneaded to prepare a slurry. As the organic binder, a butyral resin or an acrylate resin may be employed. As the plasticizer, dibutyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate or butylbenzyl phthalate may be used. As the solvent, a commonly employed solvent such as toluene or an alcohol may be used.

Then, this slurry is formed into a sheet and dried to obtain a non-sintered sheet which is a so-called green sheet. Then, through-holes are provided to this green sheet, and a paste of e.g. Cu, Ag, Ag-Pd, Au, Au-Pt, Ni, W, Mo-Mn or Mo is printed in a predetermined circuit pattern on one side of the sheet. At that time, the paste of e.g. Cu, Ag, Ag-Pd, Au, Au-Pt, Ni, W, Mo-Mn or Mo is filled in the through-holes. Then, a predetermined number of such printed green sheets are overlaid one on another, laminated by heat-bonding and fired to obtain a multi-layered glass ceramic substrate. As the firing conditions, when a conductor of Ag-Pd, Au or Au-Pt is used, the firing is conducted in air at a temperature of from 600° to 1050° C., and when a conductor of Cu, Ni or Mo-Mn is used, the firing is conducted in an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen or in a nitrogen-hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature of from 600° to 1400° C.

The multi-layered glass ceramic substrate thus prepared has a structure in which circuits are laminated in a plurality of layers with insulating substrates interposed therebetween.

In the foregoing example, the process has been described with respect to the preparation of a multi-layered glass ceramic substrate. However, it is of course possible to prepare a single layer ceramic substrate by omitting the lamination step. Such a single layer or multi-layered glass ceramic substrate can be used for a hybrid package.

When the above-mentioned AlN substrate 1 and the above illustrated several kinds of glass ceramic substrate 2 are used for hybrid packages, the difference in the thermal expansion coefficients is represented by |α-β|≦20×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹, where α is the thermal expansion coefficient of the glass ceramic substrate 2 at a temperature of higher than 500° C. and β is the thermal expansion coefficient of the AlN substrate 1. It is substantially small as compared with the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient of from 27 to 32×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹ between the AlN substrate and the Al₂ O₃ substrate, such being desirable. From the viewpoint of the reliability, |α-β|≦10×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹ is more preferred.

Within the above range, a particularly preferred range is 3×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹ ≦α-β≦6×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹.

In FIG. 4, the thermal expansion coefficient-temperature characteristics of the glass ceramic substrate and the AlN substrate, are shown. In FIG. 4, Tg is a glass transition temperature where the glass starts to vitrify, which has a width of about 100° C. within a range of from 700° to 1000° C. Ts is a glass softening temperature. As shown in FIG. 4, the thermal expansion coefficient of glass increases by about three times when the temperature exceeds Ts. The thermal expansion coefficient of a glass ceramic substrate containing glass varies within Tg or before and after Tg, since glass has such complicated characteristics.

Accordingly, the above-mentioned particularly perferred range of α-β is specified for the following reason. When the AlN substrate 1 and the glass ceramic substrate 2 shown in FIG. 1 are to be bonded, the temperature is required to be at a level of from 800° to 1000° C. whether silver solder or a glass layer is used for the bonding portion 5. The above-mentioned particularly preferred range of α-β is effective to minimize the internal stress of the bonding portion 5.

By the above-mentioned hybrid method, it is unnecessary to form any special metal layer to reduce the difference in the thermal expansion at the bonding portion 5. Adequate reliability can be obtained by a usual bonding method such as metal bonding by means of solder or silver copper braze material, or by a glass bonding adhesive by means of a low melting point of glass. In the case of bonding by an adhesive, an adhesive of e.g. an epoxy type or polyimide type may usually be used. When |α-β| exceeds 20×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹, it is necessary to reduce the stress formed by the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient and therefore a special structure will be required, such being undesirable.

The hybrid package of the present invention is prepared by using glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3 having openings 6 and 10 as shown in FIG. 1, whereby sealing of an IC chip is facilitated, and there is a merit that the amount of the AlN substrate 1 having poor productivity can be reduced.

The openings 6 and 10 are not necessarily limited to be formed at only one place, but a plurality of such openings may be formed.

Further, the dielectric constant of the glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3 is preferably less than 9.0, since the dielectric constant serves to prevent the delay in the signal transmission speed.

Kovar (trade name) and 42-Alloy (trade name) are usually used as the material for the lead frame 8.

The hybrid package of FIG. 1 as described above, can be prepared in the following manner.

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of various parts illustrating the procedure for the preparation of the hybrid package as shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 13 is a sealing glass, and numeral 15 is a gold plating formed on the lead frame 8. A glass ceramic substrate 2 having an opening 6 and an AlN substrate 1 are prepared. Then, a metal paste for bonding such as silver (Ag), silver-palladium (Ag-Pd) or copper (Cu) is formed by e.g. printing at the bonding portion 5 on the glass ceramic substrate 2, followed by firing. Then, a gold paste for a gold layer 4 for mounting a bare chip 11 on the AlN substrate 1, is formed by e.g. printing, and further the above-mentioned metal paste for bonding is formed by e.g. printing. Then, firing is conducted at a temperature of not higher than 1000° C., whereby silver solder or the like is formed by a method such as printing or coating at least one of the bonding portions 5 between the AlN substrate and the above-mentioned various types of the glass ceramic substrate 2, followed by heating to bond the glass ceramic substrate 2 and the AlN substrate 1. The bonding may be conducted by soldering instead of using silver copper braze material.

It is advantageous to use silver solder or solder, since it is thereby possible to electrically connect the conductor on the glass ceramic substrate 2 to the conductor on the AlN substrate 1. The AlN substrate 1 and the glass ceramic substrate 2 thus bonded, and a glass ceramic substrate 3 having an opening 10, are prepared. Then, a sealing glass paste is formed by e.g. printing on at least one of the lower surface of the glass ceramic substrate 3 and the upper surface of the glass ceramic substrate 2, and a lead frame 8 is sandwiched between the glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3, followed by heating. Thus, the glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3 will be bonded with the lead frame 8 having a gold plating 15 interposed therebetween. Then, the lead frame 8 is bent to form the structure as shown in FIG. 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, a bare chip 11 is introduced into the opening 6, mounted on the metal layer 4 and bonded by letting eutectic of silicone and gold form, and then bonding is conducted by a wire 12 such as a gold wire. Finally, a sealing glass paste is formed by a method such as coating or printing on at least one of the upper cover 14 and the bonding portion 9 of the glass ceramic substrate 3, followed by heating for bonding.

Another bonding method of the glass ceramic substrate 2 with the AlN substrate 1, will be described. An organic vehicle is added to glass frit. The mixture was kneaded to obtain a paste, which is coated to form a bonding portion 5. Then, the glass ceramic substrate 2 and the AlN substrate 1 are press-bonded, followed by sintering and solidification. The paste may be coated on either the glass ceramic substrate 2 or the AlN substrate 1. However, the paste may be coated on both the glass ceramic substrate 2 and the AlN substrate 1.

The glass layer for such a bonding portion 5 is required to satisfy |β-γ|≦30×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹ where γ is the thermal expansion coefficient of the glass layer. If |β-γ| exceeds 30×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹, the difference in the thermal expansion coefficients between the glass layer and the glass ceramic substrate 2 or the AlN substrate 1 tends to be substantial, whereby no adequate reliability of the bonding portion 5 will be obtained. Preferably, |β-γ|≦20×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹, and more preferably, |β-γ|≦5×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹.

As such a glass layer, not only glass frit but also the one having ceramic powder such as Al₂ O₃, MgO, mullite, forsterite, steatite, cordierite, quartz or AlN incorporated as filler, may be used so long as it satisfies the above-mentioned condition for the thermal expansion coefficient. Further, there is no particular restriction as to the composition of the glass frit. For example, the glass frit may have a composition of a B₂ O₃ -SiO₂ system, a B₂ O₃ -Al₂ O₃ -SiO₂ system, a PbO-B₂ O₃ -SiO₂ system, a CaO-B₂ O₃ -SiO₂ -Al₂ O₃ system, a BaO-B₂ O₃ -SiO₂ -Al₂ O₃ system or a ZnO-B₂ O₃ -SiO₂ system. Further, there is no particular restriction as to an organic vehicle. The organic vehicle may be the one prepared by adding a solvent such as acetone or α-terpineol to an organic binder such as ethyl cellulose or an acrylate resin.

Referring to the cross-sectional view of Example 3, another type of the hybrid package will now be described.

A metal paste such as a Cu paste, an Ag paste, an Ag-Pd paste or an Au paste is formed by e.g. printing in a predetermined circuit pattern on two green sheets of glass ceramic substrates having openings, and the green sheets are then laminated and pressed for bonding. Further, to bond an external terminal pin 16 made of e.g. Kovar, the above-mentioned metal paste is formed by e.g. side printing on the side surfaces 7 of the two green sheets, followed by firing. Then, the terminal pin 16 is heated and bonded by means of solder or silver copper braze material. A wire 12 is connected to a gold plating 17 formed on a conductor made of e.g. the above metal paste on a glass ceramic substrate. Other structures such as the bonding of the AlN substrate 1 and the glass ceramic substrate, are the same as in the case of the hybrid package shown in FIG. 1.

The hybrid package thus prepared has a structure in which the terminal pin 16 is not sandwiched between the glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3. The hybrid package of the present invention is not limited to the structures shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and include all types having a structure in which a glass ceramic substrate 2 and an AlN substrate 1 are bonded to each other.

Now, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to Examples. However, it should be understood that the present invention is by no means restricted by these specific Examples.

EXAMPLE 1

An organic binder, a plasticizer and a solvent are added to 50% of Al₂ O₃ powder, 5% of 2MgO.SiO₂ powder and 45% of glass frit, and the mixture was kneaded and molded to obtain a green sheet having a thickness of 1.2 mm. The above glass frit had a composition of 45% of SiO₂, 10% of Al₂ O₃, 35% of B₂ O₃ and 10% of BaO.

This green sheet was punched to obtain 100 sheets of each of a size of 30×30 mm with a center opening of 20×20 mm and the same size with a center opening of 25×25 mm, which were then fired at 1050° C. for 4 hours in air to obtain two types of glass ceramic substrates having openings 6 and 10, respectively, as shown in FIG. 2.

The thermal expansion coefficient α of these glass ceramic substrates was 45×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹.

Separately, a gold paste and a silver paste were formed by printing on a commercially available AlN substrate (25×25×1.0 mm) (AGN-2, manufactured by Asahi Glass Company Ltd., heat conductivity: 200 w/mK, thermal expansion coefficient: 45×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹), followed by firing at 900° C. for 3 hours to form a gold layer 4 and a silver layer at the bonding portion 5. Further, a silver layer is formed also on the glass ceramic substrate 2 at the bonding portion 5 in the same manner.

The AlN substrate and the glass ceramic substrate were bonded by a commercially available silver copper braze material (Ag: 72%, Cu: 28%) by heating at 900° C. for 10 minutes.

Then, a sealing glass paste was printed on the upper surface of the glass ceramic substrate 2 bonded to the AlN substrate 1 and on the lower surface of the glass ceramic substrate 3 having the opening 6 (FIG. 2), and a lead frame 8 made of Cobarl was sandwiched therebetween, followed by heating at 680° C. for 10 minutes to bond the glass ceramic substrate 2 and 3.

Then, the lead frame made of Kovar was bent to obtain a hybrid package as shown in FIG. 1. The forward end of the lead frame made of Kovar was preliminarily plated with gold.

The, as shown in FIG. 1, a bare chip was die-bonded at 430° C. within the opening, and then the gold wire was connected.

An upper cover 14 was bonded by a sealing glass paste by heating at 380° C. for 10 minutes to obtain a hybrid package as shown in FIG. 1.

The difference between the thermal expansion coefficient α of the glass ceramic substrate and the thermal expansion coefficient β of the AlN substrate constituting this hybrid package was 0, as shown below.

    |α-β|≦45×10.sup.-7 -45×10.sup.-7 =0° C..sup.-1.

100 pieces of this hybrid package were subjected to a heat cycle test of from +250° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as cracks was observed, and both the hermeticity and reliability were satisfactory.

EXAMPLE 2

An organic binder, a plasticizer and a solvent were added to 10% of Al₂ O₃ powder, 50% of 2MgO.SiO₂ powder and 40% of glass frit, and the mixture was kneaded and molded to obtain a green sheet having a thickness of 1.2 mm. The glass frit had a composition of 45% of SiO₂, 10% of Al₂ O₃, 35% of B₂ O₃ and 10% of BaO.

By using this green sheet and the AlN substrate AGN-2 manufactured by Asahi Glass Company Ltd., a hybrid package as shown in FIG. 1 was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1. The thermal expansion coefficient of the glass ceramic substrates was measured and found to be 62×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹. Thus, the difference |α-β| in the thermal expansion coefficient between the glass ceramic substrates and the AlN substrate was:

    |α-β|=62×10.sup.-7 -45×10.sup.-7 =17×10.sup.-7 °C..sup.-1.

100 pieces of this hybrid package were subjected to a heat cycle test of from +120° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as peeling at the bonding portion or cracks, was observed, and both the hermeticity and reliability were satisfactory.

Further, a heat cycle test was conducted with a larger temperature difference of from +250° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby one piece out of 1000 pieces showed fine cracks. However, such cracks were not practically problemmatic.

EXAMPLE 3

An organic binder, a plasticizer and a solvent were added to 38% of Al₂ O₃, 57% of glass frit and 5% of CeO₂ powder, and the mixture was kneaded and molded to obtain a green sheet having a thickness of 1.2 mm. The glass frit had a composition of 40% of SiO₂, 7% of Al₂ O₃, 8% of CaO, 15% of BaO, 10% of PbO, 10% of B₂ O₃ and 10% of ZnO.

By using the above green sheet, a hybrid package of the same shape as in Example 1 was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that a copper layer was formed at the bonding portion 5 on each of the AlN substrate and the glass ceramic substrate, and then the bonding was conducted by means of silver copper zinc braze material (Ag: 50%, Cu: 25% and Zn: 25%) by heating at 850° C. for 10 minutes.

The difference between the thermal expansion coefficient α of the glass ceramic substrate and the thermal expansion coefficient β of the AlN substrate constituting this hybrid package was:

    |α-β|=54×10.sup.-7 -45×10.sup.-7 =9×10.sup.-7 °C..sup.-1.

100 pieces of this hybrid package were subjected to a heat cycle test of from +250° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as peeling at the bonding portion or cracks, was observed, and both the hermeticity and reliability were satisfactory.

EXAMPLE 4

A solvent, a dispersing agent, an organic binder and a plasticizer were added to 10% of Al₂ O₃ powder, 50% of 2MgO.SiO₂ powder and 40% of glass frit, and the mixture was kneaded and molded to obtain a green sheet having a thickness of 1.2 mm. The glass frit used had a composition of 45% of SiO₂, 10% of Al₂ O₃, 35% of B₂ O₃ and 10% of BaO.

This green sheet was punched to obtain sheets of each of a size of 30×30 mm with a center opening of 20×20 mm and the same size with a center opening of 25×25 mm. The punched out sheets of each type were laminated and bonded, followed by firing in air at 1050° C. for 4 hours to obtain multi-layered glass ceramic substrates having openings 6 and 10, respectively, as shown in FIG. 2. The thermal expansion coefficient of these glass ceramic substrates was 62×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹.

Separately, a gold layer was formed on a commercially available AlN substrate (AGN-2, manufactured by Asahi Glass Company Ltd., size: 25×25×1.0 mm, heat conductivity: 200 w/mK, thermal expansion coefficient: 45×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹).

Then, an organic vehicle was added to glass frit, and the mixture was kneaded by an automatic mortar and further passed through a three roll mill to obtain a glass paste. Here, the glass frit was the same as used for the preparation of the above glass ceramic substrates. The organic vehicle had a composition of 5% of ethylcellulose and 95% of α-terpincal. Then, this glass paste was screen-printed on the bonding portion of the AlN substrate, and the AlN substrate was press-bonded to the above glass ceramic substrate 2 having an opening, followed by firing in air at 850° C. for 10 minutes to bond the glass ceramic substrate to the AlN substrate. The thermal expansion coefficient of the glass layer at the bonding portion was 43×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹.

Then, sealing glass paste was printed on the upper surface of the glass ceramic substrate 2 bonded to the AlN substrate 1 and the lower surface of the glass ceramic substrate 3, and a lead frame 8 made of Koval was sand-wiched therebetween, followed by heating at 680° C. for 10 minutes to bond the glass ceramic substrates 2 and 3 with the lead frame 8 interposed therebetween. Then, the lead frame 8 made of Cobarl was bent to form a hybrid package as shown in FIG. 1. The lead frame 8 made of Koval had a metal plating preliminarily plated at its forward end.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, a bare chip was die-bonded at 430° C. on the IN substrated, and then a gold wire was connected.

Then, the above upper cover was bonded by means of a sealing glass paste by heating at 380° C. for 10 minutes to obtain a hybrid package as shown in FIG. 1. In this hybrid package, ##EQU1##

1000 pieces of this hybrid package were subjected to heat cycle test of from +250° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as peeling at the bonding portion or cracks was observed, and both the hermeticity and reliability were satisfactory.

EXAMPLE 5

A solvent, a dispersing agent, an organic binder and a plasticizer were added to 38% of Al₂ O₃, 57% of glass frit and 5% of CeO₂ powder, and the mixture was kneaded and molded to obtain a green sheet having a thickness of 1.2 mm. The glass frit used had a composition of 40% of SiO₂, 8% of Al₂ O₃, 4% of CaO, 18% of BaO, 10% of PbO, 10% of B₂ O₃ and 10% of ZnO.

This green sheet was punched to obtain sheets of each of a size of 30×30 mm with a center opening of 20×20 mm and the same size with a center opening of 25×25 mm. A copper paste composed of Cu powder and an organic vehicle was printed in a predetermined circuit pattern on each punched out green sheet. Such sheets were overlaid one another and pressed for bonding.

Further, for electrical connection to an terminal, a copper paste was side-printed and fired in a nitrogen atmosphere furnace at 900° C. for 6 hours, and then an terminal pin made of Kovar was bonded by means of silver copper braze material (AG: 72%, Cu: 28%) by heating at 900° C. for 10 minutes.

Separately, a metal layer was formed on an AlN substrate (AGN-2, manufactured by Asahi Glass Company Ltd.,).

Then, an organic vehicle was added to glass frit, and the mixture was kneaded by an automatic mortar and further passed through a three roll mill to obtain a glass paste. The glass frit used had a composition of 40% of SiO₂, 15% of Al₂ O₃, 10% of CaO, 15% of BaO, 10% of PbO, and 10% of B₂ O₃. The organic vehicle was the one obtained by dissolving an acrylate resin with butylcarbitol acetate.

This glass paste was screen-printed on the bonding portion of the AlN substrate, to which a glass ceramic substrate having an opening was press-bonded, followed by heating in a nitrogen atmosphere at 800° C. for 30 minutes to form a glass layer, whereby the glass ceramic substrate was bonded to the AlN substrate. The thermal expansion coefficient of this glass layer was 51×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹.

Then, a bare chip was die-bonded at 430° C. on the AlN substrate, and then a gold wire was connected. Then, the upper cover was bonded by means of a sealing glass paste by heating at 380° C. for 10 minutes to obtain a hybrid package as shown in FIG. 3.

In this hybrid package, ##EQU2##

1000 pieces of this hybrid package was subjected to a heat cycle test of from +250° C. to -50° C. for 2000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as peeling at the bonding portion or cracks was observed, and both the hermeticity and reliability were satisfactory.

Further, with respect to 1000 pieces of this hybrid package, heat cycle test of from +350° C. to -195.8° C. (liquefied nitrogen) was conducted for 2000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as peeling at the bonding portion or cracks was observed, and both the hermeticity and reliability were satisfactory.

EXAMPLE 6

For the preparation of the above described glass ceramic substrates to be used for the preparation of the hybrid package of the present invention, powder materials having a composition as identified in Table 1, as calculated as oxides, were prepared, and an oxidizing agent as identified in Table 1 was added thereto. Then, an acrylate resin as the organic binder, dibutylphthalate as the plasticizer and toluene as the solvent were added thereto, and the mixture were kneaded to obtain a slurry having a viscosity of from 10000 to 30000 cps. Then, this slurry was formed into a sheet having a thickness of about 0.2 mm and then dried at 70° C. for 2 hours. Then, by using this sheet, a four-layered laminate was prepared and baked at 900° C. for 6 hours to obtain a multi-layered glass ceramic substrate.

With respect to this multi-layered glass ceramic substrate, the porosity, the dielectric constant and the flexural strength were measured.

Then, a conductive paste was screen-printed on this multi-layered glass ceramic substrate, followed by firing at a temperature of from 600° C. to 900° C., whereby the solderability was evaluated, and the results are shown in Table 1. In Table 1, if the sintering properties are poor, the porosity increases and the flexural strength decreases.

A hybrid package was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 with respect to all the conditions such as the shapes and bonding, except that the above multi-layered glass ceramic substrates having the composition as identified in Table 1 were used instead of the glass ceramic substrates used in Example 1. The number of pieces prepared was 100 for each sample No. in Example 1 i.e. the total of 3600 pieces.

100 pieces of each of such a hybrid package were subjected to a heat cycle test from +250° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as peeling at the bonding portion or cracks was observed, and both the hermeticity and reliability were satisfactory.

Further, with respect to 400 pieces of the hybrid packages prepared by using glass ceramic substrates of sample Nos. 5, 8, 14 and 18 as identified in Table 1 (100 pieces for each sample No.), a heat cycle test of from +350° C. to -195.8° C. (liquefied nitrogen) was conducted for 2000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes whereby the results were as follows.

    ______________________________________                                                                      Cracking                                          Glass ceramic substrate                                                                           Peeling of                                                                               of the                                            used (identified by Sample                                                                        the bonding                                                                              bonding                                           No. in Table 1)    portion   portion                                           ______________________________________                                         Sample No. 5 (100 pieces)                                                                         8         2                                                 Sample No. 8 (100 pieces)                                                                         0         0                                                 Sample No. 14 (100 pieces)                                                                        0         0                                                 Sample No. 18 (100 pieces)                                                                        4         0                                                 ______________________________________                                    

COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1

Aplasticizer and a solvent were added to 55% of 2MgO.SiO₂ and 45% of glass frit, and the mixture was kneaded and molded to obtain a green sheet having a thickness of 1.2 mm. The glass frit had a composition of 45% of SiO₂, 10% of Al₂ O₃, 35% of B₂ O₃ and 10% of BaO.

By using this green sheet and the AlN substrate AGN-2 manufactured by Asahi Glass Company Ltd., a hybrid package similar to the one in Example 1 was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1.

The heat expansion coefficient of the glass ceramic substrate was measured and found to be 68×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹. Thus, the difference |α-β| in the heat expansion coefficient between this glass ceramic substrate and the AlN substrate was: ##EQU3##

1000 pieces of this hybrid package were subjected to a heat cycle test of from +250° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby peeling of the bonding portion was observed in 236 pieces among 1000 pieces, and cracking of the bonding portion was observed with 19 pieces among 1000 pieces. Further, a heat cycle test of a larger temperature difference of from +250° C. to -50° C. was conducted for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby peeling of the bonding portion was observed in 820 pieces among 1000 pieces, and cracking of the bonding portion was observed in 180 pieces among 1000 pieces.

COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 2

In the same manner as in Example 4, a glass ceramic substrate having an opening as shown in FIG. 2 was prepared. The thermal expansion coefficient of this glass ceramic substrate was 62×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹.

Then, a silver layer was formed on the bonding portion of this glass ceramic substrate.

Separately, a gold layer and a silver layer for mounting a bare chip were formed on an AlN substrate (AGN-2, manufactured by Asahi Glass Company Ltd.). Then, the glass ceramic substrate having a silver layer and the AlN substrate were bonded by means of silver copper braze material (Ag: 72%, Cu: 28%) by heating at 900° C. for 10 minutes. The thermal expansion coefficient of this silver copper braze material was 190×10⁻⁷ °C.⁻¹. Thereafter, the operation was conducted in the same manner as in Example 4 to obtain a hybrid package as shown in FIG. 1. In this hybrid package, ##EQU4##

With respect to 1000 pieces of this hybrid package, a heat cycle test of from +250° C. to -50° C. was conducted for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby no formation of defects such as peeling or cracking of the bonding portion was observed. However, when the heat cycle test was conducted under a severer condition of from +250° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, fine cracks were observed in one piece among 1000 pieces. Further, when the same heat cycle test was continued for 2000 cycles, peeling was observed in 11 pieces among 1000 pieces, and fine cracks were observed in 13 pieces among 1000 pieces.

COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 3

Hybrid packages were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 with respect to all conditions such as shapes and bonding, except that multi-layered glass ceramics substrates having compositions as identified in the Comparative Example in Table 2 were used instead of the glass ceramic substrates used in Example 1. The number of the hybrid packages prepared was 100 pieces for each of 14 samples as identified in the Comparative Example in Table 2.

100 pieces of each hybrid package were subjected to a heat cycle test of from +125° C. to -50° C. for 1000 cycles with each cycle being 30 minutes, whereby peeling of the bonding portion was observed in 22 pieces among 100 pieces, and cracking of the bonding portion was observed in 2 pieces among 100 pieces.

CONDUCTIVE PASTES USED

Ag-Pb paste: TE-4846, manufactured by Tanaka Massey

Au paste: TR-130C, manufactured by Tanaka Massey

Cu paste: 9153, manufactured by Du Pont Company

Au-Pt paste: 5800B, manufactured by ESL Company

Ni paste: COND 5557, manufactured by ESL Company

W paste: WA-1200-AG2, manufactured by Kabushiki Kaisha Asahi Kagaku Kenkyujo

Mo-Mn paste: WA-1200-AG1, manufactured by Kabushiki Kaisha Asahi Kagaku Kenkyujo

METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE PROPERTIES Porosity

Measured by an Archimedean method

Dielectric constant

The characteristic at 100 KHz was measured by an AC bridge manufactured by Ando Denki KK and evaluated.

Temperature: 25±1° C., humidity: 45±1%

Frexural Strength:

Measured by a strength tester manufactured by Toyo Boldwin. A sintered substrate was cut into a size of 12 mm in width and 50 mm in length and supported at two points with a distance of 20 mm.

Solderability Ag-Pd paste

A sample was dipped in a solder comprising 63% of Sn, 35% of Pb and 2% of Ag at 240±5° C. for 5 seconds, and the proportion of the wetted area with the solder was evaluated.

Cu, Ni, Au-Pt conductors

A sample was dipped in a solder comprising 64% of Sn and 36% of Pb at 250±5° C. for 5 seconds, whereupon the proportion of the wetted area with the solder was evaluated.

Au concustor

A sample was dipped in a solder comprising 50% of In and 50% of Pb at a temperature of 260±5° C. for 5 seconds, whereupon the proportion of the wetted area with the solder was evaluated.

W, Mo-M conductor

Ni plating was applied on a surface as a primer plating, and an Au plating was applied on the Ni plated surface, in a thickness of from 1 to 2 μm, and then it was dipped in a solder comprising 64% of Sn and 36% of Pb at 250±5° C. for 5 seconds, whereupon the proportion of the wetted area with the solder was evaluated.

                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________     (EXAMPLE)                                                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Sample No 1    2    3    4    5     6    7     8    9     10                   __________________________________________________________________________     Inorganic                                                                      components                                                                     (%)                                                                            Alumina   52   55   58   61   61    61   60    63   62    62                   SiO.sub.2 22   24   10   8    19    11   28    15   17.5  18                   PbO       18   15   5    18   7     15   9     13   4     8                    B.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                          5    2    13   2    4.8   2    2     2    0.7   6                    MgO       0    0    2    8    1     0    0     0.5  13    0.5                  CaO       1.998                                                                               0    1    0    7.0   0    0     0.5  0.5   0.5                  SrO       0    0    2    0    0     5    1     0.5  0.5   0.5                  BaO       1.0  2    8    0    0     0    0     0.5  0.5   0.5                  Oxides of 0.002                                                                               2    1    3    0.2   6    0     5    1.3   4                    Ti + Zr + Hf                                                                   Oxidizing                                                                      agent*                                                                         (%)                                                                            Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                         8    0.7  4    0.08 0.5   8    0     0    0     0.1                  CoO       0    0    0    0    0.5   0.8  3     0    0     0.5                  V.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                          0    0    0    0    0.5   0    0     1.5  0     0.1                  CeO.sub.5 0    0    0    0    0.5   0    0     1    3     0.5                  SnO.sub.2 0    0    0    0    0.5   0    0     0    0     0.2                  Firing atmosphere                                                                        Air  Air  Air  Air  Air   N.sub.2                                                                             Air   Air  Air   Air                  Conductor metal                                                                          Au   Au   Au   Ag--Pd                                                                              Au    Cu   Ag--Pd                                                                               Au--Pt                                                                              Ag--Pt                                                                               Ag--Pd               Porosity (%)                                                                             0.3  0.8  0.7  0.4  1.5   0.9  1.2   0.3  3.0   2.3                  Dielectric                                                                               7.8  7.8  8.3  8.6  8.4   8.8  7.7   8.6  8.2   8.5                  constant                                                                       Flexural strength                                                                        2500 2500 2400 2800 2600  2600 2500  2600 2400  2600                 (kg/cm.sup.2)                                                                  Solderability (%)                                                                        96   100  96   96   100   100  100   100  100   99                   Thermal expansion                                                                        43   43   45   45   43    44   43    50   49    49                   coefficient ×                                                            10.sup.-7 (°C..sup.-1)                                                  Insulation                                                                               1 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 5 × 10.sup.14                                                                 5 × 10.sup.14                                                                 6 × 10.sup.14                                                                  3 × 10.sup.14                                                                 7 × 10.sup.14                                                                  7 × 10.sup.14                                                                 7 × 10.sup.14                                                                  8 ×                                                                      10.sup.14            resistance                                                                     __________________________________________________________________________     Sample No 11   12   13   14   15    16   17    18   19    20                   __________________________________________________________________________     Inorganic                                                                      components                                                                     (%)                                                                            Alumina   62   60   60   61   61    68   68    70   70    70                   SiO.sub.2 9    12   19   15   15    15   17    17   10    10                   PbO       16   8.9  15   15   7     14   12    10   10    17                   B.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                          10   5    2.5  3    3     1    1.5   1.6  4.9   1.2                  MgO       0.5  0    1    2    0     0    0     1    0     0                    CaO       0.5  14   0    1    1     0    0     0    1     0                    SrO       0.5  0    0    2    10    0    0     0    2     1                    BaO       0.5  0    2    0    3     2    1     0    2     0                    Oxides of 1    0.1  0.5  1    0     0    0.5   0.4  0.1   0.8                  Ti + Zr + Hf                                                                   Oxidizing                                                                      agent*                                                                         (%)                                                                            Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                         0    0.1  2.5  0.9  0     0    0     3.5  0     0                    CoO       0    0    0    0    8     1    5     0    3.5   0.05                 V.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                          0    0    0    0    0     0    0     0    0     0                    CeO.sub.5 0    0    0    0    0     0    0     0    0     0                    SnO.sub.2 0.5  0    0    0    0     0    0     0    0     0                    Firing atmosphere                                                                        Air  Air  Air  Air  Air   Air  Air   N.sub.2                                                                             Air   Air                  Conductor metal                                                                          Ag--Pd                                                                              Au   Au   Au--Pt                                                                              Au--Pt                                                                               Ag--Pd                                                                              Ag    Cu   Au    Ag--Pd               Porosity (%)                                                                             0.5  0.6  0.1  0.1  2.1   0.4  0.9   1.2  1.0   1.0                  Dielectric                                                                               8.2  8.4  7.4  7.6  8.5   7.7  7.8   7.9  8.0   8.3                  constant                                                                       Flexural strength                                                                        2400 2600 3300 3500 2500  3500 3100  3050 3200  3100                 (kg/cm.sup.2)                                                                  Solderability (%)                                                                        96   100  100  100  100   100  100   100  100   100                  Thermal expansion                                                                        52   46   48   49   53    51   52    53   53    57                   coefficient ×                                                            10.sup.-7 (°C..sup.-1)                                                  Insulation                                                                               8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 2 × 10.sup.14                                                                  8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 4 × 10.sup.14                                                                  6 × 10.sup.14                                                                 6 × 10.sup.14                                                                  8 ×                                                                      10.sup.14            resistance                                                                     __________________________________________________________________________     Sample No 21   22   23   24   25    26   27    28   29    30                   __________________________________________________________________________     Inorganic                                                                      components                                                                     (%)                                                                            Alumina   70   72   73   75   77.5  77.5 80    85   90    62                   SiO.sub.2 15   6    6    5    10    10   5     5    5     14                   PbO       12   18   4    3    10    10   5     3    3     12                   B.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                          0    3    13   0    1.2   1.3  5     0.5  0     1                    MgO       0    1    0    4    0     0    0     0.5  0     0.2                  CaO       0    0    0    4    0     0    0     0    0.5   0.5                  SrO       0    0    3.5  4    0     1    2     0    0     0.5                  BaO       1    0    0    0    1     0    0     0    0     10                   Oxides of 2    0    0.5  5    0.3   0.2  3     6    1.5   0.8                  Ti + Zr + Hf                                                                   Oxidizing                                                                      agent*                                                                         (%)                                                                            Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                         7    0.6  0    0    0     5    0     0    1.5   0                    CoO       0    0    0    0    0     0    0.5   0    1     0                    V.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                          0    0    8    0    2     0    0     0    0     0                    CeO.sub.5 0    0    0    9    0     0    0     0    0     0                    SnO.sub.2 0    0    0    0    0     0    0     9.5  0     0                    Firing atmosphere                                                                        Air  N.sub.2                                                                             Air  Air  N.sub.2                                                                              N.sub.2 -- H.sub.2                                                                  N.sub.2 -- H.sub.2                                                                   N.sub.2 --                                                                          Airub.2                                                                              N.sub.2              Conductor metal                                                                          Ag   Cu   Au   Au--Pt                                                                              Cu    Mo--Mn                                                                              Ni    W    Au--Pt                                                                               Ni                   Porosity (%)                                                                             2.0  1.1  1.0  3.0  1.8   2.0  2.0   2.0  3.0   2.5                  Dielectric                                                                               8.8  8.5  8.5  9.0  8.2   8.2  8.6   8.8  9.0   9.0                  constant                                                                       Flexural strength                                                                        3000 3100 3000 2950 3200  3150 3000  3000 2800  2800                 (kg/cm.sup.2)                                                                  Solderability (%)                                                                        100  100  100  100  100   100  100   100  100   100                  Thermal expansion                                                                        56   58   59   60   55    55   62    63   65    46                   coefficient ×                                                            10.sup.-7 (°C..sup.-1)                                                  Insulation                                                                               2 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 4 × 10.sup.14                                                                 1 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                  3 × 10.sup.14                                                                 7 × 10.sup.14                                                                  1 × 10.sup.14                                                                 7 × 10.sup.14                                                                  8 ×                                                                      10.sup.14            resistance                                                                     __________________________________________________________________________                            Sample No 31   32   33   34   35   36                   __________________________________________________________________________                            Inorganic                                                                      components                                                                     (%)                                                                            Alumina   62   62   63   65   65   67.5                                        SiO.sub.2 15   6    10   20   20   16                                          PbO       16   16   7    10   10   10                                          B.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                          2    5    10   1    1    2                                           MgO       0.5  0    0    0    2.5  3.5                                         CaO       0.5  0    0    2    0    0                                           SrO       0.5  0    7    2    1    0                                           BaO       0.5  6    3    0    0    0                                           Oxides of 3    5    0    0    0.5  1                                           Ti + Zr + Hf                                                                   Oxidizing                                                                      agent*                                                                         (%)                                                                            Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                         1    0    10   0    0    0                                           CoO       0    0.1  0    8    2    0                                           V.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                          0    0    0    0    0    3                                           CeO.sub.5 0    0    0    0    0    0                                           SnO.sub.2 0    0    0    0    0    0                                           Firing atmosphere                                                                        N.sub.2 -- H.sub.2                                                                  N.sub.2 -- H.sub.2                                                                  Air  Air  Air  Air                                         Conductor metal                                                                          W    Mo   Ag   Au   Ag--Pd                                                                              Au--Pt                                      Porosity (%)                                                                             0.8  0.6  0.6  1.8  0.6  1.0                                         Dielectric                                                                               7.9  9.0  8.4  8.2  7.9  8.0                                         constant                                                                       Flexural strength                                                                        3100 3000 2500 2700 3000 3200                                        (kg/cm.sup.2)                                                                  Solderability (%)                                                                        100  100  97   100  100  100                                         Thermal expansion                                                                        45   49   52   50   47   50                                          coefficient ×                                                            10.sup.-7 (°C..sup.-1)                                                  Insulation                                                                               8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 1 × 10.sup.14                                                                 1 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 ×                                                                      10.sup.14                                   resistance                                              __________________________________________________________________________      *Relative to the total amount of the above inorganic components.         

                                      TABLE 2                                      __________________________________________________________________________     (COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE)                                                          __________________________________________________________________________     Sample No 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8                                 __________________________________________________________________________     Inorganic                                                                      components                                                                     (%)                                                                            Alumina   40   45   50   50   55   57   60   66                                SiO.sub.2 15   35   25   15   7    10   6    4                                 PbO       25.7 15   22   10   10   10   12   15                                B.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                          0.3  1    2    20   5    13   2    10                                MgO       5    0    0    0    5    1    20   0                                 CaO       2    2    0    2    5    0    0    2                                 SrO       2    1.5  0    0    5.9  1    0    0                                 BaO       10   0    0    1.5  5    0    0    2                                 Oxides of 0    0.5  1    1.5  3    8    0    1                                 Ti + Zr + Hf                                                                   Oxidizing                                                                      agent*                                                                         (%)                                                                            Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                         2    0    0    0    0    0    3.5  12                                CoO       0    1.5  0    0    0    0    0    0                                 V.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                          0    0    2.5  0    0    0    0    0                                 CeO.sub.5 0    0    0    2    0    0    0    0                                 SnO.sub.2 0    0    0    0    1.5  0    0    0                                 Firing atmosphere                                                                        Air  Air  Air  Air  N.sub.2                                                                             Air  Air  N.sub.2 --H.sub.2                 Conductor metal                                                                          Au   Ag   Ag--Pd                                                                              Au--Pt                                                                              Cu   Au   Au   Ni                                Porosity (%)                                                                             0.1  0.4  0.3  0.4  0.6  0.9  0.2  0.8                               Dielectric                                                                               8.6  8.1  8.0  8.2  10.1 9.0  9.9  8.9                               constant                                                                       Flexural strength                                                                        2000 1900 2100 1800 2100 2150 2200 2600                              (kg/cm.sup.2)                                                                  Solderability (%)                                                                        30   90   60   20   96   60   80   70                                Thermal expansion                                                                        33   36   39   43   45   46   50   51                                coefficient ×                                                            10.sup.-7 (°C..sup.-1)                                                  Insulation                                                                               8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 3 × 10.sup.14                                                                 6 × 10.sup.14                                                                 6 × 10.sup.14                                                                 6 × 10.sup.14                                                                 6 × 10.sup.14               resistance                                                                     __________________________________________________________________________               Sample No 9    10   11   12   13   14                                __________________________________________________________________________               Inorganic                                                                      components                                                                     (%)                                                                            Alumina   70   72   75   80   85   93                                          SiO.sub.2 10   8    4    10   5    3                                           PbO       10   5.6  7    5    2    3                                           B.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                          1.3  2    3    5    2    0                                           MgO       1.7  1    0    0    0    0                                           CaO       0    1    3    0    2    1                                           SrO       0    1    0    0    4    0                                           BaO       2    5.4  0    0    0    0                                           Oxides of 5    4    8    0    0    0                                           Ti + Zr + Hf                                                                   Oxidizing                                                                      agent*                                                                         (%)                                                                            Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                         0    0    20   1    3    0                                           CoO       13   0    0    1    0    3                                           V.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                          0    4    0    0    0    0                                           CeO.sub.5 0    4    0    0    0    0                                           SnO.sub.2 0    4    0    0    0    0                                           Firing atmosphere                                                                        Air  Air  Air  N.sub.2 --H.sub.2                                                                   N.sub.2 --H.sub.2                                                                   N.sub.2 --H.sub.2                           Conductor metal                                                                Porosity (%)                                                                             0.6  10   20   18   23   21                                          Dielectric                                                                               9.3  9.2  8.2  9.1  9.2  9.3                                         constant                                                                       Flexural strength                                                                        2600 2100 1600 1600 1500 1600                                        (kg/cm.sup.2)                                                                  Solderability (%)                                                                        96   98   100  100  100  100                                         Thermal expansion                                                                        59   59   60   61   62   75                                          coefficient ×                                                            10.sup.-7 (°C..sup.-1)                                                  Insulation                                                                               8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 4 × 10.sup.14                                                                 3 × 10.sup.14                                                                 8 × 10.sup.14                                                                 7 × 10.sup.14                                                                 7 × 10.sup.14                         resistance                                                           __________________________________________________________________________      *Relative to the total amount of the above inorganic components.         

The hybrid package of the present invention has excellent heat dissipating properties and high reliability, since a bare chip is mounted on an AlN substrate.

Further, since the difference in the heat expansion coefficient between the AlN substrate and the glass ceramic substrate, is small, it is unnecessary to form a special metal layer to reduce the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient of the bonding portion. Yet, it has excellent effects as a stress is hardly formed at the bonding portion, and defects such as peeling of the bonding portion are hardly formed.

The glass ceramic composition according to the present invention has substantially the same heat expansion coefficient as AlN and is capable of providing a glass ceramic substrate for a hybrid package excellent in electrical properties and flexural strength. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A composition for glass-ceramic substrate for a hybrid package, which comprises inorganic components consisting essentially of from 61 to 91% by weight of alumina, from 5 to 30% by weight of SiO₂, from 3 to 20% by weight of PbO, from 0 to 15% by weight of B₂ O₃, from 0.5 to 15% by weight of an alkaline earth metal oxide and from 0 to 6% by weight of oxides of at least one of Ti, Zr and Hf, and, as a filler, from 0.05 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of the inorganic compounds of at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of Cr₂ O₃, V₂ O₅, CeO₂ and CoO.
 2. A glass-ceramic substrate for a hybrid package, which is made of a material which comprises inorganic components consisting essentially from 61 to 91% by weight of alumina, from 5 to 30% by weight SiO₂, from 3 to 20% by weight PbO, from 0 to 15% by weight of B₂₀ 3, from 0.5 to 15% by weight of an alkaline earth metal oxide and from 0 to 6% by weight of oxides of at least one of Ti, Zr and Hf, and, as a filler, from 0.05 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of the inorganic components, of at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of chromium oxide, vanadium oxide, cerium oxide and cobalt oxide where the chromium oxide is calculated as Cr₂ O₃, the vanadium oxide is calculated as V₂ O₅, the cerium oxide is calculated as CeO₂ and the cobalt oxide is calculated as CoO. 